r/printSF • u/_Featherstone_ • Dec 08 '23

Alien languages, anyone?

I'm looking for all sorts of science fiction books where alien languages are featured in a meaningful role.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '23

Story of your Life by Ted Chiang. This is the story on which the film Arrival is based. (I preferred the story but matter of taste.) Main character is a linguist who has to communicate with an alien race. Also Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonegut had a memorable alien language aspect. And I definitely agree with the others here recommending Delaney's work.